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PLANTS THAT TOLERATE WET SITES Acer Rubrum (American Red Maple) Broadly columnar, deciduous. Clusters of small red flowers before the leaves. Bluey-white under the leaves, which turn bright red in autumn. Grows to 15-25m. Cordyline Austalis (NZ Cabbage Tree) Single stem initially, then branched with strap-like leaves, evergreen. Grows to 5-10m. Phormium Tenax (NZ Swamp [...]

In Japanese, the term “aborist” is printed as . The three Kanji characters which make up “arborist”, or jugoshi, as it is romanised, each represent a creative and humbling glimpse into how tree care experts in Japan undertake their profession. The first character means “trees”. It is important to note that this does not refer [...]

Not only have New Zealand’s Tui been described as one of the seven best songsters in the world, they are key pollinators for many native plants and important seed dispersers for native trees such as kowhai. Sadly, Tui disappeared from Banks Peninsula about 20 years ago due to a variety of reasons including habitat loss, [...]

At this time of the year thoughts turn to the garden. Spring is just around the corner and the winter mud and slush will soon be a thing of the past. This is the ideal time to consider whether your garden is doing justice to the value of your property. Research indicates that a well [...]

Now is the perfect time to prune your ornamental trees, the sap has stop rising, most trees are finishing flowering and leaves have developed. Trees are actively growing so any cuts are going to heal well. Trees are less prone to disease or infections due to the above reasons when pruned this time of year. [...]

Hi everyone, if you’re reading this message it means you are one of our long term valued clients. Beaver Trees and Landscaping is forever expanding with the incorporation of Beaver Landscaping. The landscaping side of our company has progressively become a stand alone part of the Beaver Group, employing 2 full time landscapers. We are [...]

Have you noticed the sun is a lot lower in the sky and not allowing as much sun into your property? To resolve this it maybe as simple as getting one of our experienced team to advise on how we could formatively prune your trees to gain more winter sunshine. By letting more light & [...]

Introduction to Tree Pruning A tree may need pruning for a variety of reasons: to remove diseased or storm-damaged branches to thin the crown to permit new growth and better air circulation to reduce the height of a tree – to let in more sunlight to your home and property to remove obstructing lower branches [...]

Beaver Trees and Landscaping is now on youtube, this is our first landscaping project completed in Halswell, please enjoy the video!

Beaver Trees are saving Christchurch’s Willowbank’s pigs & kiwis from serious risk by cutting out branches in danger of crashing the animals. A Willowbank spokeswoman Jo Moore said the Beaver people were doing the job later this week for free as their contribution to a community facility. “They are cutting out trees & branches from [...]